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Véronique Gens
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Fauré Song Gala
Véronique Gens soprano; Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano; Laurence Kilsby tenor; Stéphane Degout baritone; Susan Manoff piano; Julius Drake piano
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Date
Fri 13 Sep 2024, 7.30pm
Tickets
£40 £36 £32 £26 £18
Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes in duration, including an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Important Information

Confirmation of Programme and Change in Concert Duration

​The programme of the above concert has now been confirmed and will be as below. 

The concert will now be approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes in duration, including an interval.

Artists

  • Véronique Genssoprano
  • Fleur Barronmezzo-soprano
  • Laurence Kilsbytenor
  • Stéphane Degoutbaritone
  • Susan Manoffpiano
  • Julius Drakepiano

Programme

The early years 1860-1880
  • Gabriel Fauré
    1845-1924
      • Le papillon et la fleur Op. 1 No. 1
      • Rêve d'amour Op. 5 No. 2
      • Tristesse Op. 6 No. 2
      • Barcarolle Op. 7 No. 3
      • Lydia Op. 4 No. 2
      • L’aurore
      • Ici-bas! Op. 8 No. 3
      • Après un rêve Op. 7 No. 1
      • Au bord de l'eau Op. 8 No. 1
      • Sylvie Op. 6 No. 3
      • Automne Op. 18 No. 3
      • Nell Op. 18 No. 1
      • Puisqu'ici-bas Op. 10 No. 1
The middle years 1881-1893
  • Gabriel Fauré
    1845-1924
      • Le secret Op. 23 No. 3
      • Les berceaux Op. 23 No. 1
      • Chanson d’amour Op. 27 No. 1
      • Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4
      • Les présents Op. 46 No. 1
      • Clair de lune Op. 46 No. 2
      • Spleen Op. 51 No. 3
      • Nocturne Op. 43 No. 2
      • 5 mélodies 'de Venise' Op. 58

Interval

The later years 1894-1922
  • Gabriel Fauré
    1845-1924
      • Prison Op. 83 No. 1
      • Soir Op. 83 No. 2
      • Pleurs d'or Op. 72
      • Le parfum impérissable Op. 76 No. 1
      • Arpège Op. 76 No. 2
      • Dans la forêt de septembre Op. 85 No. 1
      • La chanson d’Eve Op. 95
        :
      • Paradis
      • Mirages Op. 113
        :
      • Danseuse
      • C'est la paix Op. 114
      • L'horizon chimérique Op. 118

Overview

The Gabriel Fauré Centenary Celebrations open with a song gala involving some of Fauré’s finest contemporary interpreters, who explore the composer’s output at various stages, and all of whom share in the performance of La bonne chanson.

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